Voices of an Emerging Movement for Conscious Evolution
Celebrating Cosmic, Earth, Biological, and Human History as Sacred
March 2008
Evolutionary Life is an e-magazine for those of us
inspired by sacred, meaningful understandings of the
evolutionary story of the universe
--
especially those of us called to a more conscious role in the evolution of humanity
and culture.
(For more, read here.)
NEWS
Our Amazing World
Our Ever-Mysterious Cosmos
The Changing Story of Humanity's Past
The Evolving Field of Genetics
Humanity Faces Evolution Now
FEATURE
ARTICLES
Varieties of Transformational Politics by Tom Atlee
Co-Evolving Our Story Field by Peggy Holman
Special 7-Article Section: Who are We Humans?
Other Fascinating Topics - Paleolithic Diet, How Baboons
Think,
Does Time Exist?, Swarm Theory, and Fractal Evolution
POETRY
2 Poems
RESOURCES
Films and Videos
Initiatives
Books
Art
Websites
Photography
EVOLUTIONARY
EVANGELISTS' NEWS
Visit with Michael Dowd
First Evolutionary Revival
New Great Story Materials
Evolutionary Evangelists' Itinerary
TIDBITS
Evolutionary Quotes
A Touch of Humor
OUR AMAZING WORLD
PLANTS
CAN TELL WHO’S WHO
By Kerri Smith
Plants have a secret social life and can tell if the plant next to them is related
or not. If it's not related, they energetically compete with it for resources.
A
FISH SURVIVES IN TREES
By David Derbyshire
It's one of the golden rules of the natural world -- birds live in trees, fish
live in water. The trouble is, no one bothered to tell the mangrove killifish.
(It also happens to be the only vertebrate to mate with itself!).
SCIENTISTS
PUZZLE OVER ENORMOUS VOID
By Roger Highfield
Astronomers are scratching their heads over a puzzling non-discovery, an enormous
hole in the universe measuring nearly a billion light-years across.
GIGANTIC
GAMMA RAY EXPLOSION IS A COSMIC MYSTERY
This 9.4 billion year old explosion, flashing in the middle of nowhere 89,000
light years from the closest neighborhood galaxy, is puzzling astronomers. Usually
such explosions mark the death of giant stars born in dense clouds of gas and
dust, which don't seem to be around this one….
SCIENTISTS
FIND 28 NEW PLANETS BEYOND OUR SOLAR SYSTEM
By Alok Jha
The world's leading team of planet-hunters has announced the discovery of 28
new planets outside our solar system. They are among 37 objects outside our
solar system found to orbit distant stars.
NEW
PLANETS
By Robert S Boyd
It's boom time for planet hunters. Astronomers are bagging new worlds at an
average rate of more than two a month. This article explains how.
SATURN ADVENTURES 2007
by Carolyn Porco
Check out the Dec. 24, 2007 "Captain's Log" describing the remarkable
discoveries and breathtaking photographs of Saturn, its rings, and its moons
produced by the Cassini Project during 2007.
THE CHANGING STORY OF HUMANITY'S PAST
FOSSIL
FIND PUSHES HUMAN SPLIT BACK MILLIONS OF YEARS
Ten million-year-old fossils discovered in Ethiopia show that humans and apes
probably split six or seven million years earlier than widely thought.
FOSSILS
SHAKE UP FAMILY TREE
By John Noble Wilford
Two fossils found in Kenya have shaken the human family tree, possibly rearranging
major branches thought to be in a straight ancestral line to Homo sapiens.
ANCIENT
HUMAN BEHAVIOR UNCOVERED
A major question in evolutionary studies today is how early did humans begin
to think and behave in ways we would see as fundamentally modern? One index
of 'behavioral modernity' is in the appearance of objects used purely as decoration
or ornaments. (Here's
another good article on this.).
THE EVOLVING FIELD OF GENETICS
MOST
COMPLETE PRIMATE GENE STUDY REPORTED
U.S. scientists have completed what's believed the most comprehensive assessment
of gene copy number variations across human and non-human primate species.
CHALLENGE
TO GENE THEORY
By Denise Caruso
The $73.5 billion global biotech business may soon have to grapple with a discovery
that calls into question the scientific principles on which it was founded.
ALIEN
FORMS OF LIFE RIGHT HERE AT HOME?
By Carl Zimmer
We know about "life as we know it." But what about life as we don't
know it? What if other, completely distinct forms of biology also took root
on the early Earth? Such radically different organisms might have their own
biochemistry and a separate evolutionary history. Some scientists are looking
for -- or trying to create -- alien microbes that live using RNA with no DNA.
(Some
are suggesting that our search for extraterrestrial life should include
such "weird life".)
SYNTHETIC
DNA
By Rick Weiss
It has been 50 years since scientists first created DNA in a test tube, stitching
ordinary chemical ingredients together to make life's most extraordinary molecule.
Now researchers are poised to cross a dramatic barrier: the creation of life
forms driven by completely artificial DNA -- with daunting challenges for using
this knowledge wisely...
HUMANITY FACES EVOLUTION NOW
CLIMATE
CHANGE-HIMALAYAS
By Will Hutton
This article clearly points out China's growing role in climate change and claims
that its primary failing is lack of democracy to promote answerability. These
are valid factors but, as many people point out in comments below the article,
there is more to it than that…
INFECTIOUS
DISEASES
By Laura MacInnis
Infectious diseases are evolving more quickly and spreading faster around the
globe than ever. This example of evolution happening in and around us demonstrates
the need to be more collectively conscious about our role in such evolution
…
EVOLUTION TO MAKE
SUPER PEOPLE
Heroic or Horrific? This Discovery Channel program "The Real Superhumans
and the Quest for the Future Fantastic" forecasts the next stage of human
evolution. For more fascinating information click the "Extraordinary Human
Capabilities" link at the bottom of the page.
GREEN
CONFESSIONS
By Ruth Gledhill
The Roman Catholic Church is at hand with a new line in "green confessions"
to help eco-sinners to find forgiveness.
NEW
SOLAR CELLS
A team of Korean researchers has developed a cutting-edge solar cell that brings
the cost of solar from $2.30/watt to 10 cents/watt, to be commercially available
in 2012.
GLOBAL
WARMING TO RESURRECT EIGHT MILLION YEAR OLD ORGANISM
By Catherine Brahic
An 8-million-year-old bacterium extracted from the oldest known ice on Earth
is now growing in a laboratory, claim researchers. If confirmed, this means
ancient bacteria and viruses will come back to life as ice melts due to global
warming. This is nothing to worry about, say experts, because the process has
been going on for billions of years and the bugs are unlikely to cause human
disease. Is reassurance the wisest course here?
VARIETIES
OF TRANSFORMATIONAL POLITICS
By Tom Atlee
Efforts to transform politics can take many forms, from "throw the bums
out" to "transform the systems that generate suffering and destruction".
One of the most potent forms of systemic change is to use the power of conversation
to temporarily raise people's consciousness, and then use that raised consciousness
to create the societal changes we need and want.
** Evolutionary Process Arts Column **
CO-EVOLVING
OUR STORY FIELD: EXPLORING CONDITIONS FOR LIVING A NEW STORY
By Peggy Holman
Late in August 2007 eighty-three very diverse people gathered for a week in
the Colorado mountains to explore how to shift the mainstream cultural narrative
toward greater Life. The gathering so thoroughly welcomed the uniqueness, gifts,
visions, and passions of the participants that it changed many of their lives
and generated an intense sense of community. How did it happen?
SPECIAL SECTION: WHO ARE WE HUMANS?
THE
DANCE OF EVOLUTION, or HOW ART GOT ITS START
By Natalie Angier
What might that deep-seated evolutionary logic of art-making be? Researcher
Ellen Dissanayake notes that throughout most of human history, art has been
a profoundly communal affair, of harvest dances, religious pageants, quilting
bees, the passionate town rivalries that gave us the spires of Chartres, Reims
and Amiens. And she says it all started with the genetically choreographed interactive
dance between mothers and infants.
RESEARCH
ON HUMAN NATURE IS A CAUSE FOR OPTIMISM
By Gary Olson
Recent neuroscience research reveals how humans are hard-wired for empathy --
the ability to "put oneself in another’s shoes" and then act
on that perception. Culture and propaganda can override that or build on it.
With basic morality as part of our evolutionary heritage, we should be able
to consciously evolve increasingly moral cultures.
ROOTS
OF MORALITY
By Nicholas Wade
Social animals evolved certain instincts needed to override self-interest so
they could gain the benefits of social living. The genes they've passed to us
generate the "gut reactions" we feel -- our impulses to not harm,
to be fair and loyal, to respect authority and spurn impurity. So evolution
provided the impulses that underlie the world's diverse moral codes and cultures.
These powerful body-based drives often trump reason, can manifest in many different
forms (including liberal and conservative political perspectives), and can be
channeled for good or ill by peers and powerholders. This is a new way to look
at morals…
EVOLUTION
AND FUNDAMENTALISM
By Kenneth M Heilman and Russell S. Donda
The evolving and growing complexity of the human brain allowed our ancestors
the ability to question, wonder, and consider new possibilities -- to be creative.
Life altering advances were the result. Is unconditional adherence to dogma
(whether religious or secular) at odds with this evolved capability and our
full potential as creative beings? This fascinating article (followed by wildly
diverse comments by readers) unfortunately focuses too much on religious fundamentalism
and misses the point that collectively we need and use conservative minds as
well as creative minds to make a healthy society. It is the healthy interaction
between the two that makes the difference for us all.
A
NATURAL HISTORY OF PEACE
By Robert M Sapolsky
Humans like to think that they are unique, but the study of other primates has
called into question the exceptionalism of our species. So what does primatology
have to say about war and peace? Contrary to what was believed just a few decades
ago, humans are not "killer apes" destined for violent conflict. We
can make our own history, without war.
MIND
CONTROL VIA EVERYDAY SIGHTS AND SOUNDS
By Benedict Carey
Our "unconscious mind" makes us tidy up more thoroughly when there’s
a faint tang of cleaning liquid in the air and become more competitive if there’s
a briefcase in sight. How shall we use understandings like this?
WHY
WE WALK ON TWO LEGS
By Steve Connor
Walking on two legs uses up a quarter of the energy it takes to walk on all
fours, according to a study that could explain why early human ancestors adopted
bipedalism rather than the knuckle-walking of chimpanzees and gorillas.
OTHER FASCINATING TOPICS
PALEOLITHIC
DIET
By Keith Heimpel
The first controlled study of a Paleolithic (stone age caveman) diet -- fruits,
vegetables, root vegetables and nuts, lean meats, and fish -- and avoiding grains,
dairy foods and salt -- shows it is the "best choice to control diabetes
2". But this diet is controversial -- e.g., here's one
fascinating debate about diet and evolution.
HOW
BABOONS THINK
By Nicholas Wade
"Monkey society is governed by the same two general rules that governed
the behavior of women in so many 19th-century novels," researchers write.
"Stay loyal to your relatives (though perhaps at a distance, if they are
an impediment), but also try to ingratiate yourself with the members of high-ranking
families." How researchers found this out makes fascinating reading…
DOES
TIME EXIST?
By Tim Folger
The problem, in brief, is that time may not exist at all at the most fundamental
level of physical reality. Consider the basic measurement known as the attosecond:
It is TINY! 100 attoseconds is to one second as a second is to 300 million years.
So picture the temporal realm called the Planck scale, where even attoseconds
drag by like eons, where distances and intervals are so short that the very
concepts of time and space start to break down. Planck time -- the smallest
unit of time that has any physical meaning -- is less than a trillionth of a
trillionth of an attosecond. Beyond that? Tempus incognito. So scientists have
begun theorizing that time may be "an emergent phenomenon" that is
most "real" at timescales like ours…
SWARM
THEORY
By Pete Miller
A single ant or bee isn't smart, but their colonies are. The study of swarm
intelligence is providing insights that can help humans manage complex systems,
from truck routing to military robots. (Note: Although the article misses the
role of conversation in collective intelligence, there are intriguing innovations
in human systems, like Open
Space Technology, that synergize the powers of swarm intelligence and the
collective intelligence of conversation.)
FRACTAL
EVOLUTION
Nature has an impulse to generate fractals -- such that fractal patterns show
up everywhere in land, plants, and animals. This article offers a description
of this phenomenon and the provocative hypothesis that this fractal impulse
plays an active role in evolution -- including a profound role in the evolution
of consciousness starting from the earliest cells. Fractal geometry might provide
one physical non-random source for the compelling presence of design in nature
that inspires religious pseudo-sciences like Intelligent Design.
TWO POEMS
by Tom Atlee
Sun Being Meditation
Awesome: virtually ALL life activities on Earth are moved by the sun...
Fiddling
Evolution doesn't make things new from scratch, it fiddles. And so do we…...
FILMS AND VIDEOS
PALE
BLUE DOT
Pale Blue Dot... Carl Sagan's deeply beautiful, humbling and inspiring reminder
of how small we are, and how great is our task to realize the one world we actually
are. It's less than 4 minutes long. Watch it and share it. It goes well with
Pangea day, below.
THE STORY OF
STUFF
The Story of Stuff is an excellent 20-minute cartoon film about the many social
and ecological problems with our throw-away society -- and a fabulous lesson
in systems thinking and how to think about solutions. It is appropriate for
a grade school audience but also detailed enough for graduate students. It is
available for free download.
WHAT WOULD JESUS
BUY?
This is a dramatic, funny anti-consumerist full-length film featuring the real-life
adventures of Reverend
Billy and his Church of Stop Shopping Gospel Choir as they invade malls
and other gathering places of the worshippers of the Good Buy.
Movie Review
FLOCK OF DODOS
This documentary by American evolutionary biologist and filmmaker Randy Olson
highlights the debate between proponents of the concept of Intelligent Design
and the scientific establishment that supports evolution. The dodo is a bird
that lived on the Island of Mauritius whose lack of fear of humans and inability
to fly made it easy prey. It gained a reputation for stupidity, went extinct,
and now is a symbol of failure to change with a changing environment. The film
attempts to determine who the real "dodos" are in a constantly evolving
world: the often arrogant scientists who are failing to promote evolution as
a scientifically accepted fact, the friendly but misguided Intelligent Design
advocates, or the American public who get fooled by the professional salesmanship
of the Intelligent-Design-promoting Discovery Institute. While Randy Olson ultimately
sides with the evolutionary scientists, he gives equal air time to both sides
of the argument, including Intelligent Design proponent Michael Behe and several
of his colleagues. Olson also covers the history of Intelligent Design thought
starting with Plato, and intersperses his serious pieces with humorous cartoons
of squawking dodos, commentaries by his wild mother, and many other hilarious
touches and provocative forays reminiscent of Michael Moore's documentaries.
Interesting and fun to watch, this video will be seen by many on both sides
as controversial, making it even more fascinating.
EARTH
AFTER HUMANITY IS GONE
The History Channel offers a 2-hour science-based TV documentary "Life
after People" to be shown at 9pm Easter Sunday (interesting timing...).
How would humanity vanish? What would happen next? This
page give pictures of how quickly our civilization and all its records would
crumble under the influence of weather, plants, and animals. We are the first-ever
species to become collectively aware of our possible extinction. Conscious evolution
suggests we might do something about that. First step: Realize that we have
a choice to live into many futures and to co-create more positive visions than
these, generated by initiatives like the ones below...
INITIATIVES
PANGEA DAY PROJECT
Pangea Day is a project through which hundreds of millions of people will gather
at local sites around the world on May 10, 2008 to watch (and watch each other
watching) award-winning films created to help us see through each other's eyes.
It was conceived by Jehane
Noujaim, a 2006 TED prize winner <http://www.ted.com>, to use the
power of film to promote better understanding of our common humanity. Any of
us can participate in this global "happening" by promoting it or hosting
a Pangea Day event on 5/10/08 or showing up at one. ("Pangea" is the
name of the one-world supercontinent which existed over 200 million years ago
before it progressively broke up into the continents we have today.)
FOUNDATION
FOR THE FUTURE
The Foundation for the Future conducts a broad range of programs and activities
to promote an understanding of the factors in the social, genetic, biological,
medical, psychological, physiological, cultural, technological, and ecological
fields that may have an impact on human life during coming millennia. One way
to encourage development of research and resources for positive evolution is
to award those whose work helps us make meaning of our past and address our
current and future challenges. The Foundation has created and conferred a number
of awards for books, documentaries, teaching, and research which you can explore
on their site.
THE PHILOSOPHICAL
BASIS OF INTER-RELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
This May 9-10, 2008 conference in Poland addresses this fascinating question:
Is theological truth to be found within individual religions or through interaction
between different points of view and shared inquiry into questions about God
and his relations to the world? (We like this because it introduces the centrality
of diversity, inquiry and conversation into the concept of truth, and suggests
that truth evolves. This is another potential link between spiritual and scientific
endeavors.)
CONSCIOUS
EVOLUTION AND SOCIAL SYNERGY: TOWARD AN EVOLUTIONARY POLITICS
Barbara Marx Hubbard, Chair of Conscious Evolution at Wisdom University, and
author of the original book CONSCIOUS EVOLUTION, was nominated for
the office of Vice President at the Democratic Convention in 1984. She will
convene a gathering of luminaries in the field of conscious evolution, transformational
politics and social change in Oakland, CA, May 5 - 9 (9am-6pm) for this intensive
participatory seminar on evolutionary politics, open to all registrants.
BOOKS
THE HAPPINESS
HYPOTHESIS by Jonathan Haight
Connie Barlow says: "I just finished reading this book -- which I think
is the best compendium on evolutionary psychology, anthropology, religion, and
positive psychology -- and it's beautifully written. In fact, I loved it so
much, Michael and I got the audio of it so he can listen while driving. It is
deeply profound. Even though I had done a LOT of reading in these topical areas,
Jonathan Haight put it all together in a way that kept 'AHAs' popping for me."
NOTES
FROM THE HOLOCENE by Dorion Sagan
From Publishers Weekly
This casual and lively book deals with some of the most basic philosophical
questions we have: why are we here? How did life arise from nonliving particles?
What is the fate of the earth? Sagan (WHAT IS LIFE?), son of astronomer
and science writer Carl Sagan, draws on, among others, science, philosophy and
the speculations of science fiction in attempting to answer these questions.
He begins with a quick introduction to James Lovelock's Gaia hypothesis, that
the Earth is a living, self-regulating organism, and that life is not just a
passenger on Earth but an integral part of the planet's systems.
DEEP ECONOMY: THE
WEALTH OF COMMUNITIES AND THE DURABALE FUTURE by Bill McKibben
Here's why a growth-oriented economy is no longer good for our planet. In this,
his 10th book, McKibben offers an incisive critique of the unintended consequences
of our oil-fueled, growth-oriented economy, and he calls for a new ecological
paradigm.
DARWIN’S
ANNIVERSARY BOOK SECTION
2009 is a big year for Charles Darwin. A smash hit Darwin exhibit is touring
museums. Construction of a full-size replica and plans to sail the path of the
famous voyage of Darwin's research vessel, the Beagle, around the world are
underway. Now a startling new cycle of books about Darwin's long ignored "love
thy neighbor" theory of evolution is being published. The reason for an
accelerating global focus on Darwin and evolution theory is the 200th Anniversary
of his birth and the 150th Anniversary of the publication of Origin of Species.
So Benjamin Franklin Press is publishing a new six-book Darwin Anniversary Book
Cycle by evolutionary systems scientist David Loye.
ART
COSMIC
ART BY DANA LYNNE ANDERSON
Take a look at these two slide shows of the remarkable, cosmic, fractal-spiritual
paintings of evolutionary artist Dana
Lynne Anderson -- The
Song of Creation and Zeitgeist.
WEBSITES
A NEW WEBSITE ON
NATURE-INTIMATE MORALITY
David Abrams acclaimed book THE SPELL OF THE SENSUOUS reveals our culture's
distance from direct sacred experience of the natural world. His
new site offers verbal and visual paths and doorways into a deeper, nature-infused
sense of what is good and right. Connie Barlow says: "Both the content
and style of David Abram’s new and totally fabulous website matches his
commitment to orality and the slow pace of the wild."
A
SERVICE FOR SCANNING THE HEAVENS FROM YOUR LAPTOP
After turning millions of Internet users into virtual explorers of the world
with Google Earth, the Internet search giant is now hoping to turn many of them
into virtual stargazers. Sky, a new service within Google Earth (for which you
need to download software), allows users to view the skies as seen from Earth,
flying around and zooming in on increasingly detailed imagery of some 100 million
stars and 200 million galaxies.
PARTICIPATORY ASTRONOMY
The web is filling up with participatory sites, and now we see participatory
science, in which millions of people participate in real scientific research.
The Galaxy Zoo invites you
to help classify galaxies...
UNIVERSCALE
: FROM THE BIGGEST TO THE SMALLEST THINGS
This
fascinating website sponsored by Nikon compares the sizes of "everything"
that exists or has existed in the world around us -- and in us -- from quarks
to ants to tyrannosaurus rex to planets to nebulae -- all laid out in one moving,
clickable logarithmic scale. You can grasp the overall idea in a few minutes,
but it is actually a whole universe in which you can adventure for hours, clicking
on objects for more info. The panorama rolls along on its own, but there's a
good "Help" guide if you want to control how it unfolds. It is a great
complement to the famous POWERS
OF TEN book and website.
THOMAS BERRY'S
WORK NOW MORE AVAILABLE ONLINE
The Earth Community
website presents the far-reaching vision of American writer Thomas Berry,
a leading ecological and ethical thinker and one of the founders of Evolutionary
Spirituality. Here Berry speaks compellingly -- in writing, audio, and video
-- about the role of humanity within nature and about our relationship with
the Earth and the Universe. For an introduction, take a few minutes to find
out who
humanity is and what
our task is.
AN EVOLUTIONARY
EDUCATIONAL SITE
This site features articles about biological science, including many
about evolution. Of particular interest are an intriguing selection
of articles about evolution and the future.
PHOTOGRAPHY
THE
MILKY WAY AS YOU'VE NEVER SEEN IT!
An incredible panoramic photo taken in the desert...
ASTRONAUTS
FLOATING ABOVE THE EARTH
WOW! These fantastic NASA photos will thrill you even if you are not a space
nut. You cannot believe how clear they are. The pictures are large: If they
totally fill your screen, be sure to scroll sideways to get the full view…
GORGEOUS
NATURE PHOTOS
A slide show of amazing nature pictures from the Smithsonian National Museum
of Natural History. Just keeping clicking "Next"…
VISIT
WITH MICHAEL DOWD
Visit Michael Dowd’s new
website -- named for his new book, THANK GOD FOR EVOLUTION!, critically
acclaimed by numerous Nobel Laureates, educators, scientists and religious leaders
worldwide. For a limited time, you can download the book free of charge from
the website, or purchase it hardbound at 34% off. (The "limited time"
is because negotiations are underway for the book to be sold to a major publisher,
so Michael may not be able to offer free downloads and special reduced prices
for much longer.) The site contains information about the book and Michael
and Connie Barlow’s efforts to spread the evolutionary story of Creation,
including great news coverage. One of the most interesting aspects of the site
is a series of ten video clips in which Michael discusses various topics included
in his book. These are short, concise and very clear. They cover sin, beliefs,
Christianity, God, end times and many other topics. And you can check out his
current schedule to see when he will be in your area. You will also find his
blog, where he shares his current news and ideas in a very engaging manner,
including many web links to other efforts engaged in evolution and the Great
Story work. You can sign up for mailings from Michael, and he describes how
you can participate and help further this important work. And you can buy Great
Story T-shirts, mugs, videos, and more, many with the now-famous Darwin fish
and Jesus fish kissing each other -- "a marriage of science and religion"!
With the news and blog sections being updated regularly, this site is one way
you can stay in touch with this rapidly developing movement.
FIRST
EVOLUTIONARY REVIVAL
On February 15, 2008, Michael Dowd and Connie Barlow participated in the first
evolutionary revival we've ever heard of, hosted by the First Unitarian Universalist
Church of San Diego, and imagined into reality by UU member Keith Mesecher.
About 150 people sang, danced, and celebrated the lively miracle of ancient,
ongoing evolution. Among the unique features of this emerging form of worship
were volunteers acting out a parable of the stars, belly dancers -- is this
because atoms are born in the bellies of red giant stars? -- and original songs
by Keith and his band, who are preparing a CD for use by other interested religious
communities.
NEW
GREAT STORY MATERIALS
Connie Barlow maintains
a very useful webpage of new materials that she, Michael, and others have
developed for promoting and sharing the Great Story of evolution. You'll find
a new DVD there, a companion to Michael's book THANK GOD FOR EVOLUTION!
-- and a new song by Connie, compressing 14 billion years of evolution into
a several-minute chant. You'll also find several news features, including photos
of the first Evolutionary Revival, and a powerful new litany by Michael about
why it matters what we think about evolution. Finally, a 12 to 15 session STUDY
GUIDE is available for free download, designed for discussion groups utilizing
both the book and the new DVD titled, "Thank God for Evolution!"
EVOLUTIONARY
EVANGELISTS' ITINERARY
Michael and Connie are on the road constantly, often giving presentations, sermons,
and workshops many times per week. They are currently on the West Coast -- California,
Oregon, Washington -- and will soon be heading to the Midwest via Montana. You
can check out their itinerary here.
If they are in your area, come see them in action. You won't forget it! If you
know people who live along their route, invite them to an event with Michael
and Connie. These two folks are incredibly inspiring, no matter what your religious
orientation.
EVOLUTIONARY QUOTES
Hear from Salman Rushdie on controling our story, Barbara Marx Hubbard on conscious evolution, Dee Hock on culture shift, Abraham Maslow on self-actualizing people, Henry Miller on the order of the world, and James Martin on taking evolution into our own hands..
A TOUCH OF HUMOR
GETTING SOME PERSPECTIVE #1
One day the zoo-keeper noticed that the orangutan was reading two books -- the Bible and Darwin's The Origin of Species. In surprise he asked the ape, "Why are you reading both those books?"
"Well," said the orangutan, "I just wanted to know if I was my brother's keeper or my keeper's brother."
GETTING SOME PERSPECTIVE #2
Q: What did one lab rat say to the other?
A: "I've got my scientist so well trained that every time I push the buzzer,
he brings me a snack.
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